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SergeW said:This makes me utterly ripped off when I hear "you-gotta-hung-up-in-Iraq-for-some-half-year-boys". WTF !!! I've been in Iraq since the start, I'm already a veteran! My contract is off, I've performed my duty, America, and I want to go home to see my family!!
Who the hell are they to make decisions like that?
"You see, we are in a draft shortfall". Why the hell should I care? This is their problem, not mine!
Of course there would be a shortfall - who on earth will want to risk his life and come here if the gov rats on the promises and prolongs the service?
Personally I do not want extra money, I just wanna be home.
They say, "The Army is overpressured". What the hell do they know about being overpressured?
I heard Sen. Lieberman would say while ago, "We have the most powerful army in the history of the world", "we are capable, if necessary, of continuing to pursue our aims militarily in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere and, if necessary, conduct a military attack against Iran." Pooh! This one seems to be absolutely unaware of what goes on about! I thought only Bush was a Martian... Now I know, not only him.
GySgt said:Suck it up son. You joined the wrong branch. The Army is mismanaging its people. Some would say on purpose. ...and that Senator was correct.
GySgt said:My last post was a bit harsh. My apologies. The Army is not "over pressured." No, what we see today is the typical response we are used to from the Army. They constantly release reports that they are unprepared or under manned. The purpose for these reports are not to correct anything, otherwise, we would see the corrections. No, in truth, it is about more money. More money that they will simply **** away rather than put to good use.
Ask yourself why the Marine Corps is rarely at the center of any individual controversey in combat zones, yet we are largely in the Al-Anbar Province where most combat activity is taken place (not to mention the aggressive branch.) Ask yourself why with the minimal of funds, the Marine Corps is always prepared and always is able to complete missions without whining about what we "can't" do. Your frustrations might lie more with the institution if you really took a long look at it. I have also found that the Army is notorious for not correclty teaching their soldiers about anything beyond their immediate surroundings.
I understand your frustrations, but try not to let your frustrations cloud your purpose. Don't succumb to the simplistic wail of the left that is shouting for WMD and oil. It is far more complicated than this and far more complicated than the leader of the free world could ever explain on national TV. The civilization in the Middle East is failing and the product is Islamic Radicalism. This is something that started in the late 1920's. We should remind ourselves of this when they cry about American Foreign Policy as being their scapegoat. They can only take that excuse so far. From Islamic Radicalism, we are seeing a mass of terrorism. As this civilization continues to decline, so will the acts of terrorism be more and more accepted within this region. Our citizens are paying for it. One of the biggest problems with this region is the Palestinian / Israeli conflict. There will always be unrest and the exportation of terrorism over this as long as people like Saddam continue to pay for the suicide bombers.
Now, we cannot force this region to progress, but we can give them opportunity to succeed. If they fail, it say's more on this civilization than it does American might. Keep in mind that Iraq and Afghanistan are only two countries. There is also Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and In the end, the only thing that will fix the Muslim world is Muslims. Christianity went through this in the 16th century. There was sweeping Radicalism and acts of terrorism on civillians. It was a bloody mess. "True" believers felt threatened with the progress that technology had made and they felt like they had to punish "Non-believers" in defense of their religion. Fortunately, the weapons of choice were not heavy explosives and nukes. We do not have this luxury today while facing the Radicals of Islam. We have to protect our people.
Stay safe and stay focused.
oldreliable67 said:To each his own...
If they would raise the age limit and take my old body, with its prosthetic knee and pacemaker, I would re-up tommorow.
SergeW said:This makes me utterly ripped off when I hear "you-gotta-hung-up-in-Iraq-for-some-half-year-boys". WTF !!! I've been in Iraq since the start, I'm already a veteran! My contract is off, I've performed my duty, America, and I want to go home to see my family!!
Who the hell are they to make decisions like that?
"You see, we are in a draft shortfall". Why the hell should I care? This is their problem, not mine!
Of course there would be a shortfall - who on earth will want to risk his life and come here if the gov rats on the promises and prolongs the service?
Personally I do not want extra money, I just wanna be home.
They say, "The Army is overpressured". What the hell do they know about being overpressured?
I heard Sen. Lieberman would say while ago, "We have the most powerful army in the history of the world", "we are capable, if necessary, of continuing to pursue our aims militarily in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere and, if necessary, conduct a military attack against Iran." Pooh! This one seems to be absolutely unaware of what goes on about! I thought only Bush was a Martian... Now I know, not only him.
Conflict said:The effervescent back peddle. Congratulations.
I'm just guessing when I say this... but Bush is your Idol, isn't he?
I knew it!
Best of luck to you with that!
cnredd said:FYI - the ipaddress used for the computer of the original poster is in India...
Draw your own conclusions...
Conflict said:What exactly would you do? Kill them with poor verbosity and halitosis? Somehow I don't find your plea inspiring.
I've noticed a trend. Where GySgt goes... so dues OldReliable? Smells like a brokeback mountain to me! :rofl
Conflict said:What exactly would you do? Kill them with poor verbosity and halitosis? Somehow I don't find your plea inspiring.
I've noticed a trend. Where GySgt goes... so dues OldReliable? Smells like a brokeback mountain to me!
Conflict said:How can you denigrate the Army as such? Do you not support our troops? It sounds like you have a problem with soldiers.
cnredd said:FYI - the ipaddress used for the computer of the original poster is in India...
Draw your own conclusions...
Deaniac?...Connecticutter said:Why am I not suprised? It looks like this person wants to come on for a single post just to give out false information and start a fight. Isn't there a word for that?
No...Actually it doesn't make me wonder at all...tecoyah said:Regardless of the likelyhood of fabrication in the OP....it does make you wonder how many of our soldiers are losing moral due to the "extention" of service, as it seems we no longer have a fully volunteer military. I am almost to the point where I see a draft as required to keep up with the needed troop rotations, not that I like the Idea. With any luck....Bush can avoid imposing such measures for the next few years.....and leave the descision to whoever has to clean up what he has done to my country.Along with raising taxes, fixing healthcare, adding diplomacy to foreign policy, paying for the war (and everything else), I really feel sorry for the next President....they are so screwed.
Bush can avoid imposing such measures for the next few years.....and leave the descision to whoever has to clean up what he has done to my country.
cnredd said:No...Actually it doesn't make me wonder at all...
Name a job where a certain percentage doesn't exist where they question their efforts...
BTW - Love this line...
For those who constantly whine when the former President gets mentioned("He Whom Shall Not Be Blamed"), this line from tecoyah spells out the logic quite nicely...
Presidents have to correct, rely, counter, agree with, or take other actions based on the actions of their predecessors...
I will note the hypocrisy when the line "President #44 has to fix what president #43 did." becomes the sentence of the year in 2009 but bemoan
the very same line when used now in correlation with President #42...
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